Poverty and Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study of Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT, Abuja

C.G. Ekpo and I. O. Haruna
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C.G. Ekpo: Department of Science and Environmental Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
I. O. Haruna: Department of Science and Environmental Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 11, 432-438

Abstract: This study assessed the effects of poverty on environmental sustainability in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. The study was anchored on three research questions. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The entire inhabitants of the Area Council made up the population of the study. One hundred and forty-three (143) respondents were randomly selected from five communities within the Area Council to constitute the sample size of the study using the simple random sampling procedure. Instrument for data collection for the study was titled: Poverty and Environmental Sustainability Assessment Scale Questionnaire (PESASQ). It was constructed on a 4-point Likert scale format. The descriptive statistics of frequency count, mean, and simple percentage were used for analyzing data and answering the research questions. The study revealed that deforestation, climate change, and depletion of natural resources are caused by poverty in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. It was recommended that inhabitants of Gwagwalada Area Council should be sensitized both formally and informally on the effects of poverty on environmental sustainability by means of environmental education, and government should be more concerned about sustaining environmental resources, hence, alleviating poverty among citizenry is a sine qua non.

Date: 2022
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